1. Controlling Listeria in Crawfish Processing Plants February 27, 2003 Breaux Bridge, St. Martin Parish, LA Workshop developed under an USDA/CSREES funded National Food Safety Initiative Project Collaborators Cornell U. NFI NFPA U. Delaware U. Maryland LSU VA Tech

2. Controlling Listeria in Crawfish Processing Plants February 27, 2003 Breaux Bridge, St. Martin Parish, LA Workshop Instructors: Dr. Michael Moody – LSU, Dept. Head Food Science Dr. Jon Bell – LSU, LA SeaGrant, Dept. Food Science Dr. Ken Gall – NY SeaGrant, Cornell University

3. Workshop Overview Project Background RTE Seafood Smoked Fish, Crab, Crawfish Introduction to Listeria Description Health Risk Regulatory Issue Results of Crawfish Plant Testing

4. Workshop Overview (cont.) Sanitation Control Strategies Developing a control program for your plant Sanitation and GMPs Listeria concerns Specific control practices Employee Training overview Training program materials in notebook Listeria Testing program for RTE seafood plants